.links {
  text-align: left;
  background: rgba(154, 154, 154, 0.5);
  *background: #9a9a9a;
  padding: 10px;
  line-height: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 18px;
  *color: #000;
}

.links:hover {
  background: rgba(228, 228, 228, 0.7);
  *background: #e4e4e4;
  color: #9c9c9c;
  *color: #9c9c9c;
  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
}

.links a {
  color: #eee;
  *font-weight: bold;
  *color: #000;
}

.links:hover a {
  color: #000;
}

.links a i {
  font-size: 18px;
}